Conservatives, DUP agree to 'confidence and supply' deal on government

The pair have been in the firing line after the PM's gamble of calling a snap election backfired, with disgruntled Conservatives highly critical of the role of Mr Timothy and Ms Hill played in the campaign.

However, some analysts have said she would need a buffer zone of 70 or 80 seats to get a compromise deal on Brexit past her hardline, Eurosceptic right-wingers, if it comes to that.

May continued to organize her government on Saturday. Conservative Party loyalists urged her to change her leadership style, while critics talked about her days being numbered.

According to its election manifesto, the DUP supports the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, but on the provison that the border with its neighbor, EU member Ireland, remains "frictionless".

Nigel Evans was among Conservative MPs to call for Timothy's resignation, and said "anyone with their fingers" on the document should resign.

Mr Corbyn said yesterday he was prepared to reach out to MPs who had been critical of his leadership, hinting that he could broaden his shadow cabinet.

'It's vital that the Conservative Party stand firm on LGBT equality, and the Prime Minister makes that clear from the outset, ' she wrote. "We will be holding their feet to the fire to ensure that they deliver on those pledges", promised Dugher.

Katie Perrior, May's former director of communications, described an atmosphere of toxicity and intimidation by Timothy and Hill.

Asked if there will be another general election this year, Mr Corbyn said: "I think it's quite possible there'll be an election later this year or early next year, and that might be a good thing because we can not go on with a period of great instability". Could you tell us a little bit about the Democratic Unionists?

Conservative lawmaker Anna Soubry said May should "consider her position", while another, Heidi Allen, said she may not last six months. The main opposition Labour Party took 262.

Former first minister Peter Robinson's wife Iris, who was an MP at the time, once described homosexuality as an "abomination", while the MP son of Dr Paisley, Ian Paisley Jr, said he felt "repulsed" by homosexual acts.

"The General Election result creates a political landscape that is considerably more complex", said Geoff Taylor, chief executive of labels trade body BPI.